Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
MANCHESTER NEWS.
A hot DAY AND NOT MUCH BEING
DOSE.
Delegates TO the Roanoke Convention
Inspection Of the Richmond
echools-Personal, &c.

dusty, and, literally speaking, it was
dull day in Manchester. The Their
mometer danced up in the COS, and
between 2 and o'clock was at its
maximum, and reached near if not
quite 100.
The Bustings Courts not in session,
and his Honor the Mayor bad no cases
of either interest or Importance to en-
gage his attention. The city officers
were all at their posts, but in no de-
partment was there any activity or rush
of business.
Even in darkened rooms, with win
dows open, and fans in rapid motion
and coats off, it was hard to keep COM
Portable.
ELECT DELEGATES.
The members of the new City Demo
cratic Committee, whose terms as such
began the 1st of July, are Third
Ward-Messrs. George Meredith, Hen
nv Nelson. and - Perdue. Fourth
Ward-Messrs. ii. A. Maurice, Frank
Fitzgerald, and w. L. Robinson.
These will meet the latter part OF
| this week or some time next
week to organize and to elect
the remaining six members-three from
the First and as many from the Second
Ward-who should have been electedby
ward meetings prior to the time for the
terms to begin. When the member
shin of the committee has been COM
pleted and organization effected the
four delegates to which the city is en-
titled in the State convention, to be held
in Roanoke August 4th, will be elected.
1t is important that these delegates
should be elected at once.
TO INSPECT SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
On Tuesday of next week the Man.
chester School Board will meet at Swee-
news stables, in Richmond, at Z. NJ,
take one of his excursion wagons, and,
under charge Of Mr.. Charles p. Rady,
clerk of the Richmond board, who has
kindly offered his services, will inspect
the Richmond public-school buildings,
so as TO get an idea of what is needed
for Manchester, and report to the Coun-
ell, so as work on our buildings can be
at once inaugurated.
The members of the board are f.
C.. ID. Farmer Cchairman), ID. j. Weisi-
ger secretary, q. A. Peple, G.. A.
Carr. John O'Brien, W. l.. Robinson,
j. II. Perdue, b. A. Nurnally, W. W.
Pool, J. II. Busby, NJ. II. Lloyd, and
c. A. Jones.
The committee to whom, at the last
meeting of the board, the plans of a
Richmond architect were referred Is
composed of Messrs. Peple, Weisiger,
O'BJien, Perdue, and Nunnally.
HUGE GRAPEVINE.
On Mr.. Phelirs Phaup's farm
" Mountain View in Chesterfield,
there is a grape vine which four feet
from the ground measures tifty-four
inches in circumference. 1t is an old
vine, but still bears abundantly OF a
sweet variety of the wild grape. The
vine is between two large oaks, and its
branches run up on their bodies and
spread On their branches, making II
beautiful archway or arbor. This vine
is widely known, and its mate can pro-
badly not be found in the State.
JAIL IMPROVEMENTS.
Sergeant Henry Fitzgerald yesterday
had force Of hands at work cutting
off and ceiling up new room On the
UPPER floor of the Jail. This is intend
ed to be used for the safekeeping OF
such unfortunate white females as may
be adiudged lunatics and kept here
until their admission to an asylum is
secured. There is now room for fe-
males. but this is used for colored
ones-crimir ais and mnatics alike.
Such action on the part of the Sergeant
is both thoughtful and commendable.
Men were also at work cleaning out the
cutters around the roof and sweeping
off and repainting the tin roofing.
COUNTY NOTES.
Monday afternoon a young colored
man twenty-five years of age, who lived
with Mr.. Peyton, in Chesterfield, was
drowned while bathing in the pond
near the Courthouse. He had not been
in the water ten minutes before he was
drowned. 1t is thought that he was
seized with cramps, and being in deep
water was unable to get to shore. His
body was recovered.
Clerk NJ. A. COgbill, OF the County
Court, was in the city yesterday on
business. His court, which met Mon
day, has adjourned for the term. No
matters Of public interest were consid-
cred by the court.
Gentlemen from the neighborhood of
the Courthouse report that the grape
crop, which ten days ago promised well,
is rotting, and it is feared will be fail
| ure.
| The new Board of Supervisors will
meet on the fourth Monday in the
month for organization. One Of the
matters which will be discussed at this
meeting is the importance Of improving
the condition of the county road.
The farmers are busily engaged
thresbing their wheat crops, for which
they are having very propitious weather.
RUTH COUNCIL.
A regular meeting of Ruth Council,
No. 6, Order of Chosen Friends, was
held last night, at which Mr.. George
w. Toby was elected delegate to the
convention to be held at Ocean View
ON Monday the 25th instant. The
meeting was a very interesting one, aud
the report of the treasurer showed the
council to be in hourishing condition
financially. Mr.. Gascoyne, the head
officer of the order in this district, who
is member of this council, was pres
ent.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Miss Lou Woodward, daughter OF
Rev. b. F. Woodward, of Spartanburg,
S. c., formerly Of this city, is the guest
of Mrs j. Il. Perdue.
Rev. William A. Campbell, of Frede-
ricksburg, formerly of this city, ex-
poets to locate in Richmond in the fall.
Work on the building for the elec-
tric- light plant at the corner OF Fifth
and Decatur streets is progressing
well.
Secretary J. b. Walden was busily
engaged yesterday morning (when a
Dispatch reporter called at his office
preparing notices for a called commu-
pication of Manchester Lodge, No. Ii,
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